Meet the Mets
The Mets have a payroll of $134 million, consisting of a few players (Wright, Beltran, Reyes) who are very good, surrounded by players who are old, prone to injury, and/or unable to hit.
They have an ace, a former ace who is a year past his effectiveness, a bunch of spare pitching parts, and a closer who can't do it in big situations.
They have a GM who went out and got the most expensive pitcher available, but refused to retool any of the above old, prone to injury, and/or unable to hit players. And the pitcher cost him what few prospects the Mets farm system held.
And they have an ownership team that can't make up its mind, then approves of the GM sending the manager and coaching staff on a road trip to the West Coast, then approves of the GM firing the manager and two of those coaches after the first night game of said road trip.
I'll bet Willie Randolph, while no doubt angry, is relieved to be done with this crew.
They have an ace, a former ace who is a year past his effectiveness, a bunch of spare pitching parts, and a closer who can't do it in big situations.
They have a GM who went out and got the most expensive pitcher available, but refused to retool any of the above old, prone to injury, and/or unable to hit players. And the pitcher cost him what few prospects the Mets farm system held.
And they have an ownership team that can't make up its mind, then approves of the GM sending the manager and coaching staff on a road trip to the West Coast, then approves of the GM firing the manager and two of those coaches after the first night game of said road trip.
I'll bet Willie Randolph, while no doubt angry, is relieved to be done with this crew.
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